murdoch, his son scheduled to appear. how the scandal may affect his united states holdings. >> reporter: one did he or his top executives know of or condone the illegal hacking and two did the company illegally influence the british police investigation? the former united states attorney said practices law applies plays the parent of fox is american. >> prohibits american companies from using any resources basically to bribe foreign officials for whatever purpose, economic or political or whatever. >> reporter: murdoch had to be unaware of it so get off that hook. >> when you see him doing -- and the corporate heat -- is throwing people overboard oro having them resign. anybody close to the scandal. >> reporter: one problem for fox is it's united states television stations. if the higher ups few what was happening in england and did nothing the licenses for those stations could be taken. >> the fcc has requirements that the company should good cakier. >> >> that's what you hear -- is that it was a lone wolf, i think that